Selfie aficionados can grab the Lumia 735 in Australia for 399 AUD

Like what you see with the Lumia 735, the LTE-enabled sibling of the Lumia 730? Well then, we have good news for you, as the device is officially launched in Australia. The Lumia 735 will be available from October 1 from retailers like Dick Smith, Harvey Norman and JB Hi-fi for 399 AUD ($356) outright.

Aussie or not Aussie or anywhere else, I don't understand why Microsoft not coming up with a complete phone. I am waiting for a phone with a screen of 930, body of 830. 800 + Snapdragon processor, 2GB ram, 32GB storage with EXPANSION PLEASE PLEASE. 3000 mha battery. Can I challenge MS to make such a phone. Why are they acting like a mediocre company when they have all the resources in the world

Try to read between the lines you kiillerXorg. OMG, sorry boy, I think you don't know what's meant by reading between the lines. And its very funny to see someone with username 'killer' xorg advising to save human lives. I pity you.

I just got my wife the 930 and I have to say it is beautiful in the hand. Even my kids who have iphone htc one and GS3 say its the nicest looking/feeling phone out right now (even after seeing the iphone 6 today) Now with 8.1 people can really see the UI is not behind and will then find the great backend features like the superior camera and office with OneDrive. I feel like this next year will be the best yet for the platform.

Aussie here... Ridiculous price. I got my 1520 in perfect condition second hand for 450. It's not a fair comparison, but it really should be priced closer to $300...

Microsoft should be aiming for market share over profits at this point in the WP platform. The more people who buy these things, the more apps there is and... The more people who buy them!

I love windows phone but I've just started a new business which has no banking app (well no banks have one except Commonwealth Bank) which is making me really push for an iPhone as my next phone which I really don't want to do..

I email my bank just about monthly (Suncorp) and they've told me they're barely have 3% of active users visiting the website on a WP which is why they're not making one as they just push to use the website instead for us folks and this is due to Microsoft and their ridiculous prices. They should be beating their main competitors on price so they can eventually build an app ecosystem that's just as good.

Microsoft has been really pushing the 930 and office 365 hard in Sydney CBD, ads everywhere. Hope they continue this push for the 735. Also hope the retailers undercut each other early and get to around $350 outright

Article doesn't mention wireless charging, but that adds icing to the cake if included. I'd get one for the Mrs if she needs to replace her 625, so she can use my wireless charging gear at home and in car.

399 dollars. I'd rather dine at vue de mon and buy a Lumia 520!
Kidding phone is great, but people still won't buy it cuz Windows. I don't know what people have against Windows. My brother says that the interface isn't good. I try explaining him that it's different but he wont listen. So Moto G will sell more (as usual)

Having issues with Kogan warranty, not sure I would like to purchase anything from them. This phone has less redundancies to wake, was saved by the camera button after the switch fell off. No more soft starts. N625

I have had the Samsung Omnia 7 Lumia 820 - 920 and now 1520 in Australia. I think the 735 is a really nice spec device for this market. They won't sell a lot of them for 399 but they will sell bucket loads at Vodaphone on the $30 plan, it might just be the sleeper Windows Phone needs in Australia like the 520 was in India

Agree... Just need the staff at Vodafone to understand how good Windows phones really are. The sales staff member I was dealing with was shocked when I showed him what I could do on my Nokia 625 running the 8.1 update 1 OS... Hopefully it has helped open his eyes up to the Windows system.

Damn you Vodaphone... Just signed up for a 24 month plan only 2 weeks ago and asked if they were getting either the 830 or 735 and they didn't know... Still I ended up getting the 1320 on a $30 plan for 24 months. This gave me 12 months with an extra 500mb plus the first 2 months free with unlimited data because I was off contract... So total for 24 months with the extras was $660 = BARGAIN!!!! Considering the 1320 costs around $300 outright in Oz I was stoked with this offering and I am now deeply in love ❤ with this monster of a phone.

$399 is just rrp here. But it looks good! Not sure on the 830 as no announcements have been made!! 5mp front facing is great for all those selfies! Instagram will love it! Wireless charging built in with a free coloured case in the box!!

Don't know why MS always a late comer to indian market. No release of 930, 830 and 730 till now. Many friends on the wall are jumping towards android(RIP). Because waiting seems very painful when we have money in our pockets.

The biggest reason comes to mind is that "Indians" and "Chinese" jointly makes up almost 33% of worlds population. Secondly Chinese don't love Microsoft, so on we heavily accented Indians loves Microsoft and Windows phone more than any other market.

Waiting this beauty be launched on Brazil and become more cheap at the end of the year. Unfortunatelly, me dear 520 has been stolen from me few hours ago, so i'll have to wait until that to have money again to buy a new one :/

Not really interested in this device but its pretty good mid range. I am waiting for 1520 successor that could compete with note 4 and iphone 6plus. Fingers crossed that will be released this year not the next.

The iPhone 6+ may have sold 10M units, still doesn't make it better than the 1520. The number of units sold just proves that Apple has a lot more core users for their iPhone than Microsoft for their 1520. It has nothing to do with being better at all because the 1520 is still better!

L1520 beats the 6 Plus on nearly all fronts. It only has a slightly smaller ppi density because of that extra 1/2" of screen real estate. Still its an amazing HD display nonetheless. Yet news shows up saying 6 plus has the best screen. I'm like dafuq have you not heard of the 1520? Or are you a bunch of blind people with wallets on a death wish?

The main point is... MS must release new updates to 1520/1020 line. Its been a year since they released 1520 and the screen issue plus poor cellular reception made me sell the device and now I am waiting for a successor that HOPEFULLY doesn't have hardware flaws like 1520. NOTE: Nokia until now didn't fix screen issue because its hardware related.

I guess the only way to open their eyes is to mandate that anyone who says the 6+ has THE best screen ever gets sentenced to death immediately :P. Honestly my so called friends who I now class as fanatics have been raving about it since it went up for sale -.-.

The main point is... MS must release new updates to 1520/1020 line. Its been a year since they released 1520 and the screen issue plus poor cellular reception made me sell the device and now I am waiting for a successor that HOPEFULLY doesn't have hardware flaws like 1520. NOTE: Nokia until now didn't fix screen issue because its hardware related

Moving on, I'm currently sporting a Nokia Lumia 520 and it's definitely time to upgrade. I'm not really interested in the 730/735 so I'm hanging out for pricing of the 830, which is essentially a cheaper version of the 930.

There are more of us then you think... Aussies pass you every day with out you realising... we are everywhere. Especially WPCentral... We just don't open our mouthes... the "strewwwth maaaate" gives us away.